125.8576/7–3149: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—4:35 a. m.]
1667. Feeling that my best approach was to the highest Communist authority, I despatched a telegram through Philip Fugh to Mao Tse-tung [Page 1256] Friday evening calling his attention to lack of protection being afforded our ConGen Shanghai and requesting his personal attention (Deptel 904, July 30). I have not approached Huang Hua on siege of Shanghai ConGen knowing his usual attitude toward anything outside his immediate jurisdiction. I am, however, endeavoring to communicate with him as early as possible in an attempt to comply with Department’s instruction in ref tel.
I must again emphasize to Department that Embassy, ConGen Shanghai, and Clubb, Peiping, have already taken all steps which seem to have any real possibility of success, that Communist authorities Shanghai are clearly conniving at situation there and that Central authorities have not acted although they have been informed and have had ample time to intervene. There is therefore no reason to suppose that any further action which we might take in China will be effective.